dam
US /dæm/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Wall built to stop the flow of water
The new dam will prevent the river from flooding the town
v.t.Transitive VerbTo build a wall to prevent a river from flowing
We will dam the river here
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Iran's president, several officials die in helicopter crash
- Iranian state media reporting today that a technical failure downed the helicopter in mountainous terrain, killing the two leaders and seven others on board as they returned from inaugurating a dam in Azerbaijan.
Iranian state media reporting today that a technical failure downed the helicopter in mountainous terrain, killing the two leaders and seven others on board as they returned from inaugurating a dam in Azerbaijan.
- as they return from inaugurating a dam in Azerbaijan.
as they return from inaugurating a dam in Azerbaijan.
How The World's Tallest Statue Was Built
- It's constructed on a river island near where Patel grew up, facing the mighty Narmada Dam.
It's constructed on a river island near where Patel grew up, facing the mighty Narmada Dam.
- That dam, like so much else in modern India, was also partly his idea.
That dam, like so much else in modern India, was also partly his idea.
What If the World Lost Oxygen for Five Seconds?
- Without oxygen, you can say goodbye to the Hoover Dam,
Without oxygen, you can say goodbye to the Hoover Dam,
The Vajont Dam Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
- In the immediate aftermath, it seemed as though there could be only one possible cause: the Vajont Dam—one of the tallest dams in the world—must surely have collapsed.
In the immediate aftermath, it seemed as though there could be only one possible cause: the Vajont Dam—one of the tallest dams in the world—must surely have collapsed.
- The Viont Dam, one of the tallest dams in the world, must surely have clapped.
The Viont Dam, one of the tallest dams in the world, must surely have clapped.
A Spring Heat Wave | March 27, 2025
- Our Derek Van Dam is in the weather center with more.
Our Derek Van Dam is in the weather center with more.
- Our Derek Van Dam is in the weather center with more.
Our Derek Van Dam is in the weather center with more.
Why beavers matter as the planet heats up
- So when beavers move into a stream, their very first order of business is to build that dam, to start making a little bit of safe habitat for themselves.
So when beavers move into a stream, their very first order of business is to build that dam, to start making a little bit of safe habitat for themselves.
- So when beavers move into a stream, their very first order of business is to build that dam to start making a little bit of a safe habitat for themselves.
So when beavers move into a stream, their very first order of business is to build that dam to start making a little bit of a safe habitat for themselves.
The Best Places in Toyama | japan-guide.com
- We complete the rest of the Alpine Route, see Kurobe Dam along the way, and then head home.
We complete the rest of the Alpine Route, see Kurobe Dam along the way, and then head home.
- We're at Kurobe Dam, our last stop for this trip, and
We're at Kurobe Dam, our last stop for this trip, and
What if you funneled Niagara Falls through a straw?
- If you tried to force it by, say, building a dam across the falls with a single straw-sized opening, what will actually happen is that a very small part of Niagara Falls will flow out through the straw, and the rest of the water will build up behind the dam until the dam overflows. There are limits to how fast you can push fluids through openings.
If you tried to force it by, say, building a dam across the falls with a single straw-sized opening, what will actually happen is that a very small part of Niagara Falls will flow out through the straw, and the rest of the water will build up behind the dam until the dam overflows. There are limits to how fast you can push fluids through openings.
- If you tried to force it by, say, building a dam across the falls with a single straw-sized opening, what will actually happen is that a very small part of Niagara Falls will flow out through the straw,
If you tried to force it by, say, building a dam across the falls with a single straw-sized opening, what will actually happen is that a very small part of Niagara Falls will flow out through the straw,
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Harvard Commencement 2017
- and millions of more people built the Hoover Dam and other great projects.
and millions of more people built the Hoover Dam and other great projects.
- Now, I know maybe you're thinking, "I don't know how to build a dam.
Now, I know maybe you're thinking, "I don't know how to build a dam.
HD Upper Gauley River | Rivermen | West Virginia Whitewater Rafting
- We're going up to the top of the base of the Summersville Dam.
We're going up to the top of the base of the Summersville Dam.
- We're going up to the top at the base of the Somersville Dam.
We're going up to the top at the base of the Somersville Dam.